Sr. Software Engineer

Job Description

Sr. Software Engineer (Remote OK)

Summary of Position

The STARZ Data Products & Engineering team is seeking a software engineer who's passionate about drawing a thin line from data to insight and exposing that insight to internal users to support important business decisions. You'll be building applications that give internal users insight into what audiences to target, how original and licensed content is likely to perform in the Starz ecosystem and beyond and helping us to integrate disparate signals into a clear picture of where the organization is at and where we can go. We're building out a robust and consistent data acquisition system with a growing portfolio of sources and sinks which enable other teams to analyze, view and report on the data.
Our users range from extremely technical (providing us with models to run and wanting tables or files in return) to less technical (providing inputs via a UI or spreadsheet and expecting results displayed in-line or in a report). As part of our work to enable the organization to make decisions with data, we're building out a data processing framework for use by internal analyst teams that lets them harness the power of the data engineering technology we build. This is an opportunity to exercise your technical skills with a highly skilled team from a variety of diverse backgrounds while helping every aspect of our business to be more efficient and more data driven.

Full-time remote candidates will be considered.

Responsibilities
• Develop, test, and maintain optimal data processing pipelines and related architectures, ensuring the overall solution will support business requirements

• Build the infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources using AWS cloud-native technologies and .NET

• Assemble large, complex data sets that meet functional/non-functional business requirements

• Develop and implement processes for data acquisition, modeling, mining, and production

• Continue to build out our data processing framework, and expand it to support less and less technical users

• Migrate legacy data pipelines to our new data processing framework

• Employ a variety of languages, tools, and techniques to marry systems and the data generated from those systems together to maximize the strategic value of the data

• Build analytics tools that utilize the data pipeline to provide actionable insights into customer acquisition, retention, behavior, and other key business performance metrics

• Create data tools for analytics and data scientist team members that assist them in building and optimizing our products

• Recommend and implement ways to improve/ensure data reliability, efficiency, and quality

• Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, etc.

• Discover opportunities for new data acquisition

• Be prepared to translate findings to key stakeholders

• Work in a heavily collaborative environment, taking on a variety of roles when necessary, with a positive attitude

Qualifications & Skills
• Languages: C#, SQL

• Database Systems: Snowflake, SQL Server

• Cloud: AWS (EC2/ECS/S3/CDK), Docker

• Full lifecycle software development

• 4+ years working directly as a member of a technical team, preferably developing/supporting/innovating for a consumer-facing analytics product

• Strong experience working with relational databases and consuming RESTful APIs

• Self-starter with strong communication and team building skills

• BS degree or equivalent experience in information management, computer science, math, statistics, or equivalent technical field

Nice to Haves
• Python, Google Cloud Platform, ETL tooling (AWS Glue or Matillion), EMR

• DynamoDB, BigQuery, RedShift

• Lambda/Step Functions

• Data warehousing and high-volume data processing

About Starz

STARZ (www.starz.com), a Lionsgate company, is a leading global media streaming platform committed to delivering premium content that amplifies narratives by, about and for women and underrepresented audiences. STARZ is home to the highly rated and first-of-its-kind STARZ app that offers the ability to stream or download STARZ premium content, as well as the flagship domestic STARZ® service, including STARZ ENCORE, 17 premium pay TV channels, and the associated on-demand and online services. In 2018, STARZ launched its international premium streaming platform STARZPLAY, now LIONSGATE+, to provide subscribers access to bold, curated storytelling. LIONSGATE+, coupled with the STARZPLAY ARABIA joint venture in MENA and Lionsgate Play in South and Southeast Asia, has a footprint that extends across the globe. STARZ and LIONSGATE+ are available across digital OTT platforms and multichannel video distributors, including cable operators, satellite television providers, and telecommunications companies around the world. In February 2021, STARZ launched #TakeTheLead, a multi-faceted and innovative inclusion initiative expanding its existing efforts to improve representation on screen, behind the camera and throughout the company.

With the Company aligning its studio operations behind the growth of its streaming business, Starz has become one of the pre-eminent modern premium global streaming platforms. Offering subscribers more than 7,500 television episodes, including Starz original series and provocative documentaries, along with a broad catalogue of first-run movies, Starz is taking the lead in delivering relatable premium content that makes it the platform of choice among a wide spectrum of female, African-American and other historically underserved audiences. Its focused brand, premium content and freedom from legacy relationships position Starz at the forefront of the new bundles emerging throughout the media ecosystem, a compelling value proposition to complement virtually every kind of subscription platform.

Distinguished by its successful and focused content strategy, top programming, exceptional curation and speed to market, Starz has quickly scaled its platform to become one of the most widely distributed and fastest-growing OTT services in the world, with OTT subscribers making up more than half of its global subscriber base. The Starzplay International premium subscription service offers a ''best of global SVOD'' content portfolio in more than 50 countries throughout Europe, Latin America, Canada, Japan and India through a bespoke and expanding network of distribution partners. The Starzplay Arabia joint venture is one of the leading SVOD operators in the fast-growing Middle East and North Africa region. The proprietary and highly-rated Starz app, a proven hit with US audiences, continues to roll out internationally.
Our Benefits
• Full Coverage – Medical, Vision, and Dental

• Work/Life Balance – generous sick days, vacation days, holidays, and Impact Day

• 401(k) company matching

• Tuition Reimbursement (up to graduate degree)

Compensation

$109,000 – $172,400

EEO Statement

Nearest Major Market: Denver

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g4mmny-18-224-0-25-42 in your application.